Jim Goulart

Via the Rattlers: Catcher Parker Berberet begins serving his three-game Midwest League suspension Wednesday night and has been placed on the suspended list. Catcher Brent Dean has been activated from the disabled list and is available tonight. *** Berberet got a bit too up-close-and-personal during an umpire argument last week...

Going nowhere, actually even worse than that -- settling for the current situation, it seems

From the Tennessean: Three minutes with Sounds third baseman Scooter Gennett… *** Versatility is map to majors for Nashville Sounds' Josh Prince Prince practices seven positions

Tennessean: Sounds Player of the Week - Khris Davis Notes column Doomed from the start: Nashville’s starting pitchers have not recorded a win in 32 consecutive starts. The most recent win for the Sounds rotation came April 8 by right-hander Frankie De La Cruz. The team has not had a starter go at least six innings since May 3 when Mike Fiers was able to get through six in a loss.

Jungmann Dazzles, Leads Stars to 5-0 Win By Alex Cohen / Huntsville Stars In a highly anticipated pitchers duel, Taylor Jungmann outdueled Alex Wood and three Stars pitchers combined for their second shutout of the season, blanking the M-Braves 5-0 on Tuesday night at Trustmark Park. Jungmann, who gave up a run in six innings during his return from the disabled list a week ago, bettered that built off the momentum on Tuesday. The 23-year-old righty improved to 3-4 on the year by shutting out the M-Braves through six innings of work, giving up just four hits while striking two for his second straight victory. Over his last two starts, the Brewers second-ranked prospect has given up just one earned run over the span of 12.0 innings pitched. On offense, the Stars put Jungmann in line for the victory in the third inning. With one out, second baseman Nick Shaw hit a double off of Wood. After a wild pitch advanced Shaw to third, shortstop Ozzie Chavez knocked him in with an RBI groundout to make the score 1-0. For Wood, the earned run was his first given up in 32.0 innings, the longest streak in all of minor league baseball. After a sacrifice fly from Stars third baseman Shea Vucinich made the score 2-0, an RBI triple from catcher Robinzon Diaz put Huntsville up by three in the sixth inning. That would be the final run given up from Wood, as he was chased from the game after the inning. Even with a quality start (6 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 K, 2 BB), the seventh-ranked prospect in the Braves organization fell to 2-2 on the year with the loss. In the eighth inning, the Stars tacked on two more runs against M-Braves lefty Chasen Shreve. Following a single from first baseman Jason Rogers, left fielder Brock Kjeldgaard hit a towering two-run homer well over the left-field wall to make the score 5-0. The blast, which was Kjeldgaard's sixth of the year, was estimated at around 450 feet. With Jungmann out of the game after the sixth, releivers Greg Holle and Thomas Keeling combined to blank the M-Braves offense for the final three innings to nail down the win. The shutout was the second of the season for the Stars pitching, both of them coming in a span of eight games. The win for the Stars improves their road record to 10-8 on the year. They have now won four of their last six games away from Joe Davis Stadium, and have won four of their last seven games overall. In game four of a five-game series, the Stars will have a chance to win their first series in over a month by sending RHP Andy Moye (1-4, 6.21 ERA) to the bump. He will face off against M-Braves RHP Gus Schlosser (4-1, 3.50 ERA). First pitch is at 7:00 PM.

Here's video of Brock Kjeldgaard's mammoth HR last night (Mississippi call) And here's Alex's audio call of the same blast *** More Huntsville audio highlights: Stars LHP Thomas Keeling strikes out M-Braves OF Mycal to nail down the second shutout of the season for the Huntsville pitching staff Stars C Robinzon Diaz hits a RBI triple to give the Huntsville a 3-0 lead in the sixth inning against the Mississippi Braves

Absence makes Jungmann throw better Brewers' No. 2 prospect improves to 2-0 after short stint on DL By Robert Emrich / Special to MLB.com Taylor Jungmann's time on the disabled list may have proven to be a blessing in disguise. The Brewers' No. 2 prospect yielded four hits over six innings as Double-A Huntsville blanked Mississippi, 5-0, on Tuesday. The Texas native struck out two and walked four. Jungmann (3-4) threw 50 of his 89 pitches for strikes and recorded nine ground-ball outs, including two double plays, for the Stars. "I was just getting after guys," he said. "Trying to stay smooth and get a lot of first-pitch strikes and really attack guys." Jungmann, who reached 93 mph on his fastball Tuesday, picked up his second straight win after spending a week on the disabled list at the beginning of May. According to the 23-year-old right-hander, he was on the DL for precautionary reasons due to some numbess he felt in his thumb. "I think it's been a good thing for me to take a little breather and figure some things out," Jungmann said. "To be honest, it wasn't anything mechanical. The thing was, mentally I was going in with the mind-set of trying to be too fine.When you're trying to be too fine, your mechanics change." It's evident that the break has helped the hurler. In his last start before being placed on the disabled list, the University of Texas product gave up eight runs over 2 2/3 innings against Mississippi on April 27. Since returning, Jungmann has allowed a run on eight hits over 12 innings for the Stars. Despite walking four tonight and 19 in 33 2/3 innings, Jungmann isn't concerned about his control. "In this game, the walks in the stat line look bad," he said. "But three of them were two-strike ones and me trying to strike a guy out. Tonight I had three double plays and that was a plus. [Walks are] not something I'm worried about, I've always been a strike thrower." Greg Holle allowed two hits and struck out two over 1 2/3 innings and Thomas Keeling fanned two over 1 1/3 hitless frames of relief. Brock Kjeldgaard slugged a two-run homer and Jason Rogers was 2-for-3 with two runs scored for the Stars. Braves' No. 5 prospect Alex Wood (2-2) saw his streak of not allowing an earned run snapped at 33 2/3 innings, giving up two earned runs on six hits over six innings. VIDEO FROM TUESDAY NIGHT -- Jungmann finishes strong

Manatees Pre-Game Interview: Francisco Rodriguez from Sunday *** Stars Pre-Game interview 1B Jason Rogers *** We linked to Alex's audio of this play in the prior report - here's video with the Mississippi call: Jason Rogers delivers RBI double in Stars' 5-1 loss to Mississippi

Too often the MiLB.com offices have asked for a feature story on a Brewer affiliate opponent after a game -- Manatees today on the Mets' prospect hurler

Impressive trainer / pitcher teamwork here, nice "bonus" piece from the Manatees staff: In it for the long "Hall" with TC By Andy Towne / Brevard County Manatees

Brevard blanked in one-hitter at St. Lucie By Andy Towne / Brevard County Manatees PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Strong pitching performances from St. Lucie's Matt Bowman and T.J. Chism kept the Brevard County Manatees off the basepaths and off the board, as they combined to hold the 'Tees to just one hit and one walk in a 4-0 loss to the Mets on Tuesday afternoon at Tradition Field. St. Lucie jumped on the 'Tees (19-18) early as each of the first three batters in the bottom of the first inning reached on hits for the Mets (23-13). T.J. Rivera's leadoff single was followed by a Matt Reynolds double, which was then followed by a two-run single from Brandon Hicks. Chadwin Stang recorded the only hit for the Manatees (19-18) in the bottom of the third. Again in the third, the top half of St. Lucie's order did the damage with Rivera reaching on an error. Hicks then doubled to set up the same situation that St. Lucie had in the first, with Dustin Lawley driving in two on a double to make it 4-0. Manatees' starter Drew Gagnon (3-3, 5.45) was charged with all four runs - three of them earned - as he scattered six hits in four innings. He did not walk a batter and recorded six strikeouts. Gagnon has struck out at least six hitters in his last three starts and has fanned at least five in each of his last six outings. Brevard County's bullpen kept the Manatees in the game the rest of the way as Chad Pierce and Kevin Shackelford combined to throw four scoreless innings. Pierce threw three of those frames and allowed one hit, while striking out four. Shackelford was perfect in the eighth inning. Bowman earned the victory for the Mets, by tossing seven shutout frames, surrendering both the hit and the walk with nine strikeouts. Chism finished the contest with two perfect innings, sitting three batters down on strikes. The shutout loss was the third of the season for Brevard County and the first for the Manatees since April 7 against Daytona. St. Lucie leads the Florida State League with six shutouts. Both teams return to Space Coast Stadium for a 6:35 PM (5:35 Central) first pitch on Wednesday. David Goforth (2-4, 3.41) and lefty Alex Panteliodis (0-0, 2.70) will represent the Manatees and Mets on the mound, respectively. Manatees relief pitcher Chad Pierce, seen here in a game from earlier this season, struck out four in three shutout innings of relief as Brevard County was shutout 4-0 by the St. Lucie Mets on Tuesday afternoon. (Dennis Greenblatt/Hawk-Eye Sports Photography) http://www.milb.com/assets/images/5/1/4/47501514/cuts/Pierce_4.14_h7w77ac7_v6udqjtd.JPG

Full article link -- Likely after 2015 season Outta here: Brevard official says Washington Nationals to leave Viera (Brevard County Commission Chairman Andy) Anderson said Brevard County now will have to decide what to do with Space Coast Stadium, which also is used by the Brevard County Manatees, the Milwaukee Brewers Class A minor league team. Anderson said the options include finding another major league team to replace the Nationals, trying to get a second minor league team to play there, using the stadium complex for amateur baseball tournaments, or scheduling concerts and other special events there. *** Currently the Brewers and Manatees have committed to their relationship through 2014.

Old friend Darren Byrd (3B Stephen Parker trade) saw an inning against the Sounds today.

Sounds Swept By Sacramento Nashville’s Francisco Rodriguez Strikes Out Side In 8th Inning NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Nashville Sounds connected for only four hits in Tuesday morning’s 9-0 loss at Greer Stadium to the visiting Sacramento River Cats, marking the second time this season the Sounds have been swept in a four-game series by their opponent. The loss marks Nashville’s fifth in a row and the team’s fourth shutout loss of the season. The Sounds were outscored by Sacramento, 28-11, in the series. One bright spot for the Sounds came in the eighth inning, when veteran pitcher Francisco Rodriguez struck out the side on 20 pitches. He walked nine-hole hitter Conner Crumbliss to start the inning, but retired the top of the lineup in order. All three strikeouts came on off-speed pitches. Both Kyle Heckathorn and Mike Olmsted also pitched one scoreless frame for Nashville, unfortunately for the Sounds, Sacramento already held a 7-0 lead. The River Cats scratched their first four runs in the opening inning off the Sounds right-handed starter Frankie De La Cruz (1-5). The Nashville hurler had difficulty finding control of his pitches, starting the game by plunking Jermile Weeks. The next three batters touched De La Cruz for singles and a pair of runs. He delivered his second hit by pitch to Sacramento’s designated hitter Grant Green to load the bases. Two RBI-groundouts and a walk to Andy Parrino transpired before De La Cruz got the ninth batter of the inning to pop up for the final out. De La Cruz pitched a scoreless second, third and fourth innings, and was one out away from a scoreless fifth, but Jeremy Barfield crushed a line-drive home run to left field that put the R-Cats up 7-0. The Sounds pitcher took the loss, his fifth, allowing seven runs on four hits and five walks over five innings. He threw 99 pitches on the day, fanning two batters, before Nashville activated the ‘pen. In the ninth, reliever Rob Wooten let in Sacramento’s final two runs, ending his scoreless streak at 17.2 innings. It is only the second time in 14 appearances Wooten has surrendered a run. Sounds batters Hainley Statia, Anderson De La Rosa, Sean Halton and Scooter Gennett accounted for the Sounds four hits. De La Rosa picked up the only extra-base knock with his double to the left-field corner in the fifth inning. The hit gives Nashville’s backstop seven extra-base hits in his last seven games. After a scheduled off day Wednesday, the Sounds head west for series against the Salt Lake Bees (AAA-Angels) and the Tacoma Rainiers (AAA-Mariners). Starting for Nashville on Thursday will be RHP Johnny Hellweg (1-4, 4.41) against the Bees’ RHP Kip Wells (1-2, 9.00). Baseball returns to Greer Stadium on Friday, May 24, as the Sounds host the Albuquerque Isotopes (AAA-Dodgers) to a four-game set. (Francisco Rodriguez Photo by Mike Strasinger / Nashville Sounds) http://www.milb.com/assets/images/4/0/2/47505402/cuts/krod_514_2er6tr12_tws7dfac.jpg

Sounds smoked 9-0 in front of Doug Melvin today. De La Cruz, Jakubauskas, Kroenke, Lowe, Webb, Buller, Davis, Statia, Garner, Hoey -- nearly all all the veterans Melvin either brought back or brought in have had utterly miserable seasons thus far. Now 10-27, very ugly in a league that doesn't reset mid-season standings. *** Manatees and Sounds combine for 13-0 clunkers today. We'll post just game summaries for now to help out the night crew.

John Sickels with quite a bit of insight into the Rattlers' opponent this series, Quad Cities.

Via Jeff Hem's blog -- Audio from Nashville — Brewers GM Doug Melvin

Remember when the Brewers used their final 2010 draft pick to briefly hold the rights to LSU football star Chad Jones? Scroll to the bottom of this Jim Callis link for an update. It'd be fun to see him sign with the Crew. On that note, not sure what you're up to, D'Vontrey Richardson (reminder from June 2012), but hope all is well.

Brevard County pre-game audio interview from Monday with OF Ben McMahan

Weather.com: Nashville Pearl, MS St. Lucie, FL Grand Chute (Appleton)

Look for Wisconsin media notes at the link just prior to their game times. New this season: Brevard County has media notes; as of now, it's a unique link each day, but look for it just prior to game time each day within the "Stats and Scores" banner here.

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STANDINGS: AAA - Pacific Coast League American Northern Division AA - Southern League North Division High-A - Florida State League North Division A - Midwest League Western Division

Follow Tuesday's action as it happens with box score / game log links: Nashville Huntsville Brevard County Wisconsin New MiLB.com feature -- organizational scoreboard, Brewers

More Rattlers highlights via the TV broadcast archive Manager Matt Erickson Postgame TV Interview